Oconee, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 184. Population change since 2000: -8.9%

Males: 88	(48.0%)
Females: 96	(52.0%)

Median resident age:	36.0 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62553.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,928 (it was $38,750 in 2000)

Oconee:	$49,928
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,244

Oconee:	$18,244
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $57,187 (it was $35,000 in 2000)

Oconee:	$57,187
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $68,106; Detached houses: $70,508; Mobile homes: $32,750; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500
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Races in Oconee:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Hispanic (1.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Oconee: 70.5 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (24.8%), German (12.4%), Irish (10.9%), French (4.0%), Dutch (2.0%), English (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/09/1906

Elevation: 680 feet

Land area: 0.36 square miles.

Population density: 511 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Oconee

High school or higher: 75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
Unemployed: 3.3%
Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oconee village

Never married: 12.9%
Now married: 79.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 1.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Oconee:	2.4% ($825)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, IL (40.1 miles , pop. 81,860).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (76.1 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (192.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ohlman, IL (2.7 miles) , Pana, IL (2.7 miles ), Herrick, IL (2.9 miles ), Nokomis, IL (3.1 miles ), Ramsey, IL (3.1 miles ), Wenonah, IL (3.2 miles) , Coalton, IL (3.2 miles ), Tower Hill, IL (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 39.29 N, Longitude: 89.11 W

Area code: 217

Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (30%)
Repair and maintenance (14%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Furniture and related products (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Paper (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (32%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (7%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Construction (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Top executives (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Accountants and auditors (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)

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Oconee-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 143% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/3/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.2 miles away from the Oconee village center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 39.1 miles away from the village center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Oconee-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 87.6 miles away from Oconee center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 73.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 72.7 miles away from Oconee center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 87.2 miles away from the city center
On 3/2/1990 at 07:01:47, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 29.6 miles away from Oconee center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Oconee:

PANA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PANA, IL)
SHELBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL)
ST VINCENT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Oconee, IL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oconee:

MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,666)
LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 42 miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 59 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)

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Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	82.1%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	1.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	3.6%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	0.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Oconee compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Oconee mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%) Electricity (15%) Utility gas (4%) Wood (3%)

Religion statistics for Oconee

Adherents

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents	23.6%	20.8%	13.6%	13.4%	6.9%
Congregations	14.1%	25.4%	7.0%	5.6%	9.9%

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Churches of Christ	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	3.6%	3.4%	2.4%	2.3%	10.0%
Congregations	1.4%	1.4%	12.7%	1.4%	21.1%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$53
Other Government Administration	0	$0		12	$299
Totals for Government	0	$0		13	$352

Oconee government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $2,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $23,000
Central Staff Services: $20,000

Fire Protection: $6,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000

Financial Administration: $2,000

General - Other: $2,000

General Public Buildings: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $88,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $15,000
Highways: $6,000

All Other: $3,000
Tax - Property: $6,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $33,000

5.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,971 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.65%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Christian County, IL	0.70% ($31,424 average AGI)
from Macon County, IL	0.70% ($39,424)
from Coles County, IL	0.66% ($30,143)

5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,809 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.98%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Christian County, IL	0.68% ($27,379 average AGI)
to Effingham County, IL	0.66% ($32,125)
to Macon County, IL	0.65% ($35,236)

Strongest AM radio stations in Oconee:

KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WLBH (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MATTOON, IL; Owner: MATTOON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WINU (870 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SHELBYVILLE, IL)
KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WIHM (1410 AM; 1 kW; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: COVENANT NETWORK)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oconee:

WTRH (93.3 FM; RAMSEY, IL; Owner: COUNTRYSIDE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJLY (88.3 FM; RAMSEY, IL; Owner: COUNTRYSIDE BROADCASTING)
WRAN (98.3 FM; TOWER HILL, IL; Owner: KASKASKIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTIM-FM (97.3 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WMKR (94.3 FM; PANA, IL; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WXAJ (99.7 FM; HILLSBORO, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WDZQ (95.1 FM; DECATUR, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WEJT (105.1 FM; SHELBYVILLE, IL; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS)
WSMI-FM (106.1 FM; LITCHFIELD, IL; Owner: TALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WZNX (106.7 FM; SULLIVAN, IL; Owner: WSHY, INC.)
W242AE (96.3 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
W205BC (88.9 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Oconee:

WRSP-TV (Channel 55; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WICS (Channel 20; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: WICS LICENSEE, LLC)
WBUI (Channel 23; DECATUR, IL; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WAND (Channel 17; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WAND(TV) PARTNERSHIP)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Sarah L Berry, Cr 300n, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 106.3 m
Registrant: Diamond Communications LLC, 245 Regency Ct., Suite 101, Brookfield, WI 53045, Phone: (262) 649-4429, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Across St From Us Post Office, Call Sign: KNEB630, Licensee ID: L00583347
Assigned Frequencies : 452.125 MHz
Grant Date: 10/18/2002, Expiration Date: 10/20/2012
Registrant: Oconee Grain Co Inc, Oconee, IL 62553

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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